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Predictive power of home blood pressure measurement for cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: KAMOGAWA-HBP study
Our previous study showed that the morning systolic blood pressure target should be <120 mmHg to prevent the onset or progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this study, we exa...
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Impact of age on groin hernia profiles observed during laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair
How increasing age affects the characteristics of groin hernia remains uncertain. This study evaluated the association between age and the type of groin hernia, especially with respect to its multiplicity, obs...
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Prognostic significance of home pulse pressure for progression of diabetic nephropathy: KAMOGAWA-HBP study
Pulse pressure (PP) has been noted as a potential independent risk factor for micro and macrovascular diabetic complications. We aimed to examine the prognostic value of home-measured PP (home PP) in patients ...
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Survival Benefits of Surgical Resection in Patients with Recurrent Biliary Tract Carcinoma
Whether surgical resection for recurrent biliary tract carcinoma (BTC) prolongs survival and the patients who are most likely to benefit from such treatment remain unclear.
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Postprandial hyperglycemia was ameliorated by taking metformin 30 min before a meal than taking metformin with a meal; a randomized, open-label, crossover pilot study
Taking metformin with a meal has been shown to decrease bioavailability of metformin. We hypothesized that taking metformin 30 min before a meal improves glucose metabolism. As an animal model, 18 Zucker-rats...
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Hemoglobin concentration and incident metabolic syndrome: a population-based large-scale cohort study
Previous cross-sectional studies revealed an association between hemoglobin concentration and a prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the association between hemoglobin concentration and incident M...
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Liver failure after hepatocellular carcinoma surgery
The aim of this study was to construct a prediction model for posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF), as defined by the International Study Group of Liver Surgery, and evaluate its accuracy in hepatocellular car...
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Assessment of treatment outcomes based on tumor marker trends in patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing trans-catheter arterial chemo-embolization
The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) trends might be correlated with overall survival rates in patients with recurrent hepa...